Speaker details
7th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference
22 Feb - 24 Feb 2023
ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay, SingaporeSpeaker information
Swee Yen Koh SC
Biography
Swee Yen's practice focuses on complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving asset recovery, commodities, energy, fraud, infrastructure, international trade, joint ventures, transport and technology. She is highly recommended in leading legal publications, and recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal: Arbitration 2024, a Thought Leader in Who's Who Legal: Commercial Litigation 2024 and a global leader in Asset Recovery 2023 and Southeast Asia 2022: Energy. She was awarded Litigation Lawyer of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023 and Woman Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2021. Regarded as the "go-to disputes lawyer in Singapore", Swee Yen is described as "exceptional", "in a league of her own", "an especially good courtroom advocate", "brilliant, decisive and fearless". Known to "always bring her A-game to everything she does and someone you want in your corner in a life or death situation", sources also praise her for a "keen sense of strategy" and "great ability to quickly grasp her clients' perspective and understand their commercial issues".
Session
Concurrent session 2B: Role of corporate counsel in managing crossborder litigation and arbitration disputes
Thursday 23 February (1545 - 1715)
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